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Joseph E. Duffy
Apr 6, 2021
Joseph E. Duffy, 94, passed away at home in Portsmouth on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. He was the husband of the late Edith (Fingas) Duffy. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Grady) Duffy. He was a graduate of Msg. Prevost High School and later joined the US Army where he spent the...
Robert A. Terrier
Apr 5, 2021
Robert A. Terrier, 83, of Middletown, RI, passed away on April 5, 2021. Robert was born in Westfield, Maine to Robert and Pearl Terrier. Robert was proud veteran of the U.S. Navy and served 20 years as an Electricians mate 1st class. After retirement from his military service he worked as an electrician at the Newport Public Works Department. He...
Janet H. Mcdonnell
Apr 5, 2021
Janet H. McDonnell, 75, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on April 5, 2021 in the Newport Hospital. Janet was born in Scotland to the late Thomas Ireland and Margaret (Hunter) Ireland. Janet is survived by her children, Madeline M. Griffin and her partner Dennis Banks Jr., Wayne S. Griffin and partner Melissa Henault, and Joe McDonnell. She also leaves...
Constance Claire Kenney
Apr 4, 2021
Constance Claire Dorval Kenney, passed away on April 4, 2021 at John Clarke Nursing Home. She was the daughter of George F. and Aurora (Marchand) Dorval, born Dec. 19th, 1927 in her Grandmother's house in Central Falls, RI. Claire, as she was known, was married to Philip M. Kenney Sr. for 27 years until his death in 1978. Claire leaves...
Ilse H Ozbun
Apr 3, 2021
It is with deepest sadness that the family of Ilse Hannelore Haunstein Ozbun, 82, announce her passing on 3 April, 2021 in Newport, Rhode Island. Ilse was born in Erlangen, Germany, the youngest of eight children. As a child during WWII, she experienced the devastations of war and hunger, like so many others. Yet she shared stories about finding joy...
Stephen Joseph Sanfilippo
Apr 1, 2021
Stephen Sanfilippo passed away at home on April 1, 2021 with his loving family at his side. Stephen was born on August 11th 1931 to Joseph Sanfilippo and Anna (Ripa) Sanfilippo. Stephen graduated from Rogers High School in 1949 and joined the Air Force in August of 1950 during the Korean War where he served in Okinawa and was in...
Arthur Stanley Patnode
Apr 1, 2021
Arthur S. Patnode, 68, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on April 1, 2021 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI after a long battle with emphysema. Arthur was born on January 28, 1953 at Newport Hospital to the late George J. Patnode and Barbara (Garden) Patnode. Arthur worked for the gas company for more than three decades and eventually retired...
Garnett A. Ashley
Mar 30, 2021
Garnett A. Ashley, 81, of Exeter, passed away on March 30, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Gary Ashley. Garnett was born in Newport, RI to the late William Randall and Gertrude Francis. Garnett worked for several assembly companies and retired from APC in West Kingston. After retirement she enjoyed gardening and crocheting. She...
Carol Ann Leland
Mar 28, 2021
Carol Leland, 57, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on March 28, 2021, at home with her loving family by her side. Carol worked as a CNA for Bayada Nursing for many years. Carol was born, March 31, 1963 in Newport, RI, to the late Vincent DelRoss and Irene (Pasquale) DelRoss. Carol was married to Ernest Leland for 27 years....
Thomas Raymond O'Donnell
Mar 23, 2021
On March 23, 2021, after a life well lived, and a life well loved, Thomas Raymond O'Donnell passed away. He died peacefully at home in the company of his family. He is survived by his wife Janice Howayeck O'Donnell, his step-children Julie Maraziti, Jennifer Maraziti and her partner Geremy Freifeld, and his beloved grandsons, Anthony Beltre, Roc Freifeld, and Luke...
Joseph Antone
Mar 23, 2021
Life-long local, Mr. Joseph Antone, Jr., age 66, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away mid-afternoon on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at his Kingston Avenue residence. He was born on June 29, 1954 at Newport Hospital to father, Joseph Antone, Sr. and mother, Mary Lou (Gonsalves) Antone. Antone graduated from Rogers High School in 1972. He was a recently retired Finish...
Fernando D'Eramo
Mar 22, 2021
Fernando "Freddy" D'Eramo, 87, of Newport, passed away on March 22, 2021. Born in Prezza, Italy, he was the son of the late Domenico and Liberata (Navarroli) D'Eramo. He came to the United States after World War II. Freddy was proud to serve our country in the Navy during the Korean War. After his military service, he worked as a...
Ruth Stokes
Mar 21, 2021
Ruth Barclay Stokes, age 98, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at her Newport, Rhode Island home on March 21 of natural causes. Ruth was born in Newport on January 30, 1923, daughter of the late George Nicholas Barclay and Bessie Forrester Barclay. She attended local Newport public schools, graduating from Rogers High School in 1941, and married Archie...
Dimitrios "Dimitri" Peppas
Mar 21, 2021
On Sunday, March 21, 2021, Dimitrios Peppas of Jamestown and Newport, Rhode Island passed away peacefully at the age of 82. Known as Dimitri to his many friends and family, he had a passion for art and life that knew no bounds. The eldest of four children, he was born in Piraeus, Greece, in August of 1938. Though his travels...
Nan Carolyn Larue
Mar 20, 2021
Nan Carolyn Barfield LaRue, a 'feisty & sassy ole bird' and proud Virginian, passed away on Saturday, March 20th at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Westport, MA. Born on March 23, 1937 in Newport News, VA to the late Claude E. Barfield and Lutie M. Barfield. The beloved wife of the late Clyde B. LaRue, Jr. They...
Jean Marie Cameron
Mar 20, 2021
Jean Cameron, 80, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on March 20, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. Jean was born December 22, 1940, in Fall River, MA to Francis Capone and Loretta (Maloney) Capone. Jean was married to the late Alfred Cameron for 58 years, and together they raised their wonderful children. Jean was a 1958 graduate...
Alan Robin Gordon Wallace
Mar 20, 2021
Dr. Robin Wallace of Middletown, crossed the bar at home on March 20, 2021, after a long struggle, without complaint, with prostate cancer. Born Alan Robin Gordon Wallace on November 20,1936, in Weymouth, England, he was the only child of Dr. Gordon and Muriel Wallace. Robin grew up sailing in Weymouth with his father. Robin graduated with a Degree in...
Mary Florence Silvia
Mar 19, 2021
Mary Florence Silvia, 88, passed away on March 19 at her home in Middletown, RI after a short illness. She was the wife of the late State Police Lieutenant Edwin R. Silvia (ret). Florence was born on January 12, 1933 in Middletown, the only daughter of Phillip S. Garcia and Angelina (Sousa) Garcia. She graduated from Rogers High School in...
Helen B. Leed
Mar 13, 2021
Mrs. Helen B. Leed, 99, of Newport, passed away at home on March 13, 2021. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Leed. Helen was born in Boston, MA to the late Neil and Julia (McCoughlin) Doherty. Helen is survived by her daughter, Mary Watterson and her husband Robert of Newport, Rhode Island and their children, Sarah and...
Nancy Bowker Holt
Mar 13, 2021
Nancy Bowker (Jenest) Holt, age 73, passed away at home on March 13 surrounded by family. As the only child of the late Homer Clayton and Marjorie Eleanor (Bowker) Jenest of Rumford, RI, Nancy is survived by her husband of 49 years, Dean Barden Holt, and their two children, Dean Barden Holt II of Tiverton, and Ashley Bowker Holt of...
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